The Cal Dick Experience - Neckbeard/Crown Land

Cal Dick is a mysterious hermit who lives in the legendary Humboldt Valley Convent, with his army of macabre animated garden gnomes and several feral french poodles.  When not bending his abominable bansai sequoia/redwood forest to his indomitable will, he spends his time creating lavish audio recordings in his upscale basement tower.  Defying description, they create an indescribable sensation that can only be described as difficult to describe.  Now available for free download.  Fill your boots, you freeloaders!

 

Great Aunt Ida -- Nuclearize Me

Here's a link to Great Aunt Ida (aka Ida Nilsen) 's brand spankin' new album, Nuclearize Me. I'm listening to the first track for the first time as we speak, so I can't really tell you anything about it, but she's always been good to me in the past.  And she's related to people from my remote village home.  Why, her uncle and I once had a fued.  That makes her good people.  And she makes good music.  Here, check it out.  Also, check out her crappy website.  She promises to make it better soon.

I think her next album should be titled Great Aunt Shmilsen.

Slow - Have Not Been The Same

 

 The band that ruined Expo!  Also, they were responsible for the heartbreak of psoriasis.

Keep Tidy - Basement Mold EP

I heart this shit.

Keep Tidy / Slam Dunk

Crace Mountain, August 12, 2011

Keep Tidy

As I arrived too late to see Babysitter/whatever else was playing, Keep Tidy was the first band I got to see. Their energy was so explosive and intense that I felt like I was experiencing a moment in time that could only be expressed as A Moment In Time. The drummer, a maniacal dervish, literally* bounced off the walls. The lead singer was a hyperkinetic marionette with strings manipulated by the rest of the band who erected a wall of sound that held her up while threatening to bring down the house. Even through such classic adversities as broken strings, ensuing tuning troubles, and volume that drowned out the vocals nearly completely (at least, where I was sitting), this band impressed me more than anything I've seen in some time. Not hearing the singing was a disappointment, but the frontwoman was so fun to watch it helped make up for it.

Christopher Arruda - The SWAIN EP

This guy's dad was my teacher in about grade 7.  He was one of the best teachers I ever had and he turned me on to the benefits of cranking classical music on a really good stereo.  Then he blew the speakers on the school stereo.

Slam Dunk - The Shivers